Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 June 2026. It was answered by Olivia Bailey (Labour) on Friday, 26 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Department for Education: Translation Services

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on translation services in each of the last five financial years.

Answer

The amounts that the department spent on translation services in the years between 1 April 2022 and 18 June 2026 are as follows:

Financial Year	Spend on Translation Services
2022/23	£7,933.47
2023/24	£2,023.20
2024/25	£1,159.02
2025/26	£21,732.82
2026/27 (to 18 June 2026)	£3,766.93
Total Spend	£36,615.44

The much higher spend in year 2025/26 was driven principally by three specific items of translation spend:

(i) Safeguarding guidance aimed at parents relating to children in out-of-school settings.

(ii) Consultation documents affecting disabled students into British Sign Language.

(iii) UK hosted summit on artificial intelligence safety in education, requiring translation services for overseas delegates.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 11236
Session: 2026-27
Related items: Department for Education: Translation Services
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Subjects: Department for Education Translation services
Contains statistics: Yes
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